Richard N. Peeler, M.D., F.A.C.P., devoted husband of Frances Anne Peeler; loving father of Lauren P. Brice and her husband Samuel McLean Brice of Annapolis, MD; Anne P. Hahn of Virginia Beach, VA; Karen P. Moynahan of Herndon, VA; Matthew G. Peeler (deceased September 18, 2017); and Mark O'B. Peeler, M.D., Sc.M. and his wife Susan Todd Peeler, M.D. of Annapolis, MD; died peacefully at home with his wife and immediate family by his side on Saturday, December 9, 2017. Dr. Peeler was born on September 9, 1926 in Salisbury, NC.

After graduating from Catawba College with highest honors in 1947, Dr. Peeler attended and graduated from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1951. On December 27, 1951, Dr. Peeler wed Frances Anne Signorelli, his beloved wife, closest confidant, and best friend of 66 years. Shortly after graduation, he served his country as a medical officer in the U.S. Army, earning the rank of Captain. Returning to their beloved Maryland in 1955, Dr. Peeler held academic and clinical positions at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Dr. and Mrs. Peeler moved to the family's current homestead, located on the banks of the Severn River in Annapolis, in May of 1957, at which time Dr. Peeler joined the medical staff of the Anne Arundel Medical Center (known at that time as Anne Arundel General Hospital). He served AAMC, at various times throughout his tenure, as Chief of Medical Service; Chairman of the Medical Board; President of the Medical Staff; Director of the Coronary Care Unit; Chairman of the Joint Conference Committee; Chairman of the Hospital Infections Committee; and Medical Director of the Outpatient Intravenous Services. In the early 1970's, Dr. Peeler co-founded the Infection Control and Epidemiology program at AAMC, serving for a short time as the hospital's epidemiologist. Dr. Peeler also volunteered his time in service to the AAMC Planning, Centennial, and Centennial Book Committees. Dr. Peeler served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and as a Visiting Lecturer in the Physician Assistant Program at Anne Arundel Community College.

A founding member of the Annapolis Medical Specialists, Dr. Peeler began his private practice in Annapolis in 1957, actively and expertly serving the community and its citizens for over 45 years as a specialist in Internal Medicine, and specifically, Infectious Disease. He was a gifted diagnostician who touched the lives of countless patients and their grateful family members. Dr. Peeler retired from private practice in 1996.

Dr. Peeler was an ardent musician, amateur photographer, and a connoisseur of fine art. He and Mrs. Peeler traveled the world together enjoying firsthand the beauty of our national and international treasures and places. Throughout his life he remained a life-long student, studying in depth any and all topics that piqued his curiosity and interest.

His interests led him to join and participate in many societies and clubs such as the Anne Arundel Medical Society; the Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Society; the American Society for Microbiology; the Southern Medical Association; the Johns Hopkins Medical-Surgical Society; the Governor's Advisory Committee; the Annapolis Yacht Club, for which he served for a short time as Fleet Surgeon; the Johns Hopkins Club; and the U.S. Naval Academy Officers and Faculty Club.

He is survived by his immediate family as well as eleven grandchildren including Peter Andrew Brice and his wife Catherine Marafino Brice of Annapolis, MD; Margaret Claire Hahn of Austin, TX, David Richard Hahn of Houston, TX, and Elizabeth Anne Hahn of Baltimore, MD; Meaghan Sullivan Moynahan of Baileys Harbor, WI, and Patrick Shea Moynahan of Los Angeles, CA; Julia Michelle Peeler of Richmond, VA, Andrew George Peeler of Denver, CO, and Thomas James Peeler of Richmond, VA; and Sarah Zoe Peeler and William Harger Peeler of Annapolis, MD.

A Catholic Mass will be offered for Dr. Peeler on Friday, December 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Annapolis, MD. Donations in memory of Dr. Peeler may be made to The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, School of Medicine Annual Fund, 750 East Pratt Street, 17th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202.

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